Had my first today, but only because my editor wants me to write about it.

Verdict: tastes like regular Coke mixed 50/50 with Diet Coke.

Implications of verdict: I like regular Coke. For that matter, I like Diet Coke. But that doesn't mean I want to mix them.

Sidebar: People make this mistake all the damn time. Last week, my neighborhood pizzeria accidentally sent us one of their buffalo chicken pizzas instead of the veggie pizza we'd ordered. Out of curiosity, I tried a slice while we waited for our replacement pie. Once again: Love buffalo wings. Love pizza. Buffalo wing pizza is downright nasty. It's beyond nasty. It's narsty.

Upshot: You want to drink a Coke that has half the calories of a regular 12-oz Coke? They sell these 6-ounce pony cans nowadays. Drink one of those.

aaarrrggggrrrrrr.......haven't we gone down this road before with 'new' coke?, nobody's health ever went into a tailspin due to drinking good ole' coke.....period! It is one of the few constants in my life of quiet desperation, it is the balm that soothes my tortured brow and any attempt at changing Coke(again) meets with maximum disapproval........I need one now,perhaps to be joined by a Thomas' english muffin(another constant beyond comparison),slathered with butter and Cross and Blackwell orange marmalade(another one!!).....perhaps two of em'

'oneiron399' knows the real deal, as John belushi said in 'Animal House'...."when the going gets tough,er,er,lets party with some screamin' yellow zonkers and a few heavy(not light) brewski's"...or something like that

I too tried the new Coke on Friday, there were Coke reps on campus. I thought is was very good as long as it was COLD. Once it started getting to room temp you could taste the "diet" flavor. I prefer Pepsi, haven't seen the "new" Pepsi product here yet.

Ummmm...what's the point of this drink? Is it non-caloric like diet Coke et al, or is it supposed to be like regular Coke with no carbs? I mean, diet Coke has no carbs, either. I like diet Coke (my caffeinated drink of choice) so I can't imagine wanting this new product. But I'll reserve judgement for now!

It still has quite a few carbs in it. A 12 ounce can has 18 grams of carbs. From my understanding, it is sweetened with half sugar and half nutrasweet. So the calories and sugar are cut in half. So if you are doing like a strict Atkins diet, it still wouldn't be acceptable. I had one yesterday and I agree with the poster above who said it is ok as long as it is cold. Once it got a little warm, I really didn't like it as much as either regular or diet coke. The only people who I could see switching are those that currently drink regular coke, want to cut some sugar out of their diet and really can't stand the taste of diet coke. Myself, I love the new Diet Coke with Lime. It is the best new drink to come out in years in my opinion. Much better than the lemon version.

I agree with your comment about Diet Coke w/Lime. It really tastes good.

As for the 1/2 sugar, 1/2 artificial sweetener, wasn't there a product like that years ago? Can't remember the name. This would have been in the 70s or 80s. And I think it was put out by Coke or Pepsi. Hmmm...now I'm going to go crazy trying to remember the name of it!

I had the same idea for "Coke Light" years ago...I've been mixing them ever since. Now they're doing it for me. Why do I like it? When cold, it is hard to distinguish from regular Coke...and half the sugar/calories.

I'm strange, maybe, but if I have a choice between two variants of the same dish or beverage, and the difference is how sweet it is, I will almost always pick the less-sweet version. I don't like baklava because it's always too sweet. I like the low-carb Coke better than the regular version, and I think that's why.

Oops they did it again! C2 (and Edge) has half the calories and carbs where as Diet Coke (and Diet Pepsi) has none of either. ZERO! So if you're going to scrafice taste, why bother goin half way? Something tells me it won't be around long. Coke could have saved themselves a whole lot of money, in devlopement and manufacturing, and just advertised Diet Coke as "Atkins Freindly". But that's just my opinion.